Children

"I will abdicate"

"No. Or rather, that's the first thing I said when I saw your face, my son."

　As soon as he climbed up to the royal castle in Mellinesburg and met his son, Ix, in the king's office, which he was already familiar with, he was declared abdicated by Magitone. Well, rather than living in a castle and doing government affairs, he lives like an adventurer in the mountains and forests――or rather, he prefers to act as an adventurer himself, so he's tied to the throne like he is now. Because it's literally equivalent to torture.

"Only fathers are cheating. Why should we be the only ones tied to the throne?"

"After all, it's five people taking turns, so the burden is one-fifth, isn't it? When it's not your turn, you're pretty selfish, aren't you?"

"I'm not completely free from the throne and the throne..."

"The successor should grow up properly before handing over the throne. We did that too."

"I strongly disagree with that statement."

　I don't know The country's foundation was properly maintained, and Ikusu and the others were properly educated as successors. In the end, there was a fistfight between us who absolutely wanted to hand over the throne vs. the sons and daughters who absolutely didn't want to sit on the throne, but we won so the story is over.

　By the way, the fact that the five of them take turns is that the children born between Sylphy, Seraphita, Dryada, Ifrita, and Aquawill sit on the throne in turn every ten years, and when they are not sitting on the throne, they are the king. This is because we have adopted a political system that supports the This was ultimately decided by discussion between us and our sons and daughters. It seems to be working well so far, so I don't feel the need to make any corrections.

　Well, I guess this is possible because all of them are long-lived species. After that, it took several decades to a hundred years to reduce the power of the local lords, and if necessary, it was raining blood to push forward with centralization. Dictatorship? No, I just plucked the buds of local lord's tyranny. I treated the feudal lords who accepted the conditions I put out kindly.

"Or rather, who are you going to abdicate and let someone succeed you?"

"Of course it's for Celis."

"You're still fifteen, aren't you… Certainly Celis is a good child, but it's too early.

"gununu"

"If you think about 35 years from now, you won't come back next time, right? If nothing else.

"yes..."

　Ix hangs his head while wearing a crown made of mithril and gold on his head.

"What about the other four?"

"I think Rasis and Mitra are in the castle. Ignia is in the Empire, and Leonardo is in the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom with Gaius."

　Rasis is the son of Seraphita and me, Mithra is the daughter of Dryada and me, Ignia is the daughter of Ifrita and me, Leonardo is the daughter of Aquawill and me. born son. By the way, Gaius is the son born between me and Grande.

"It seems that each of them seems to be busy."

"How is that kind of father these days?"

"It's called reclamation over there, or recovery, or excavation... Well, I'm busy. Ah, Isla gave birth safely the other day. She's a cute girl."

"That's auspicious. How's everyone doing?"

"Oh, I'm fine. You're still active."

"How many people did your father imprison over there?"

"No comment..."

"It looks like your father hasn't changed. I respect you as a man. On the contrary."

　Ix said so and grinned. Honestly, I can't say anything more about this aspect. My name has become famous as the one and only royal consort who supported Sylphy, and as the king of the harem who surrounded many women and gave birth to them. Even when Ix was born, the number of women who had relationships with me, excluding Harpies and others, was not enough to fit on the fingers of both hands, and since then it has increased... I properly fed them all. I took responsibility. It was difficult because I only have one body, but I am proud that I poured my utmost love into the women and children.

　Well, because I was the father, I thoroughly disciplined a child who would do something unsightly. After all, there were a lot of people around me who were good at that sort of thing. It's already polite to re-strike the guts. I did a lot myself.

　My children are active in various ways in the Merinard Kingdom. Many of the children born between Isla and I are active as mages, alchemists, and pharmacists, and the children born between Melty and I are government officials and priests. There are many. Many of the children born between Ellen, Amalie, and Berta were mainly clergymen and officials. Now I'm already a great-grandson or a great-great-grandchild or even a later generation.

　The Harpies are still the same. Some have worked as airmen or scouts, started a delivery business, or become poets or singers in unusual places. Some of the children born between Sumeru, Bella, and Tozume became royal guards to protect the royal family, while others have established themselves as adventurers like their mothers. Well, actually, there are quite a lot of children who have established themselves as adventurers. Besides the Sumerian children.

　Gerda, Byaku, and other beastman maids give birth to children who, like their mothers, become maids, soldiers, government officials, and merchants. are doing. Many of their children are now in the generation of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. It's an odd breed, but one of the children she had with Byaku, a fox-eared beastman, was born as the same demon species as Melty. He is on good terms with Melty, who is also of the same demon species, and works with Sylphy and the others in Omiccle.

　Oh, and the children born between Grande and Grande are freely wandering the world. Some children have the same characteristics of a dragon as Grande, while others look like normal humans. Well, even if they look different, they're Grande's children, so their basic physical ability is that of a dragon. To be honest, the children with Grande took the most time... various things.

　Since they are so welcoming, they often wander around the Dragonis Mountain Kingdom and the minor nations in the west. However, he probably sensed that I was back here, so he will come to Melinesburg to see me by the end of today or tomorrow.

　Other than that... well, yeah. There were many things. In the process of deepening her relationship with Aquawill, she also had such a relationship with Reviera, and when she visited the empire, she ended up marrying several people.

"Please don't shut up suddenly"

"No, I was looking back on my own actions... I haven't changed much about what I'm doing now."

"The number of younger half-brothers is still increasing."

"For Celis and the others, there are also great-aunts and great-uncles younger than them.

"I have already given up.

"I definitely can't handle it alone. I'm grateful to everyone. Of course, Ikusu as well."

　It's called the Mothers Union or the Wives Union, or rather, the bonds between the women I've had relationships with are extremely tight. The reason why I am able to be here is because they supported me, supported my children, and supported each other. I am truly grateful to them. I can't lift my head. Really.

"If you say so, you should abdicate."

"That's no good"

　They said that to each other with a straight face and laughed at the same time. Almost at the same time, Zubaan, the door slammed open and my children rushed into the king's office. Which is the first time in a long time that you're going to have a pun with parent-child physical contact?